Chapter 12 Better Off If Killed

• [Trigger warning: Suicidal thoughts, self-hatred]
• I had never transformed so fast, never ran so fast. My hind legs were burning and aching when I came to a halt at the edge of the forest. I somehow transformed back into my human form. The moment I did, the wooden door opened with a creak and a harried-looking Marcus emerged.
• “I told you not to go to the Southern part of the forest, didn’t I?” He looked mad, but that didn’t make me flinch, not even a bit.